“Just imagine becoming the way you used to be as a very young child, before opinions took over your mind. The real you is loving, joyful and free. The real you is just like a flower, just like the wind, just like the ocean, just like the sun.”
-Miguel Angel Ruiz
The goal and purpose of my art is to conjure up the perceptions of childhood. The act of painting a picture is, in itself, an innocent act of blind faith. We once knew with unquestioning wonder that the universe is truly magical. When we experience life from a place of excitement and discovery, everything remains possible. My paintings invite the viewer to re-experience a child’s way of seeing.
I work with fluid and heavy body acrylic paint on canvas, often adding Stabilo crayon and colored pencil marks. I also paint on watercolor paper and Tyvek, a polyethylene fiber material. My compositions include naturalistic forms, most often landscapes or organic shapes, and purely non-objective forms. I enjoy working within the tension that develops between the abstract and representational, while using gestural brushwork, mark-making and a vibrant color palette. My subjects are derived from both observation and memory, but my focus is on transforming the literal version into my own whimsical creation. My best works invite the viewer to experience a present and energized reaction to the complexities of nature.